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ANA  8
MIL  6

KCR  5
DET  4

BOS  5
@MIN  2

OAK  3
CHW  2

BAL  4
@SEA  3

(11)
TEX  6
NYY  2

TOR  6
CLE  3

ATL  4
STL  3

SFG  7
@CHC  4

SDP  6
@CIN  3

MON  7
LAD  3

COL  4
@NYM  0

PHI  6
HOU  4

FLA 12
@PIT  3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 32,594

Wednesday, August 6, 1997, 7:34
Time of Game: 3:14
Marlins
12
66-46
Won 4
2nd, 4½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Marlins         4  4  2   0  1  0   0  1  0   12 18  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  0    3 10  1
W: K Brown (10-8), L: E Loaiza (8-8)
Pirates
3
56-58
Lost 1
2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .241  .668   21    0   0   2B,SF
E Renteria SS                 6   2   3   0    0   1  .274  .675   15    1   4   
G Sheffield RF                4   1   1   1    1   1  .249  .864   22    0   0   
  J Cangelosi PR-LF           1   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .672    6    2   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  5   3   2   1    0   1  .313  .879   20    0   0   
  A Arias 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .718    5    0   1   
D Daulton 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .266  .849   21    9   0   SF
  J Conine PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .700    2    0   0   
M Alou LF-RF                  5   3   4   4    0   1  .297  .884   16    0   0   HR,2B
C Johnson C                   4   1   2   4    1   0  .270  .865   22   13   0   HR,2B
C Counsell 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .771   21    2   5   2·2B,HBP
K Brown P                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .143  .385   12    0   1   
  J Eisenreich PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .710    6    0   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       45  12  18  12    2   8              189   27  11
BATTING
2B: C Counsell 2 (2, off C Sodowsky, off P Wagner); D White (10, off E Loaiza); C Johnson (22, off M Ruebel); M Alou (24, off M Ruebel).
HR: M Alou (15, off P Wagner; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); C Johnson (14, off M Ruebel; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SF: D White (1, off C Sodowsky); D Daulton (9, off M Ruebel).
HBP: C Counsell (1, by M Ruebel).
TB: M Alou 8; C Johnson 6; C Counsell 4; E Renteria 3; K Brown 2; D White 2; B Bonilla 2; G Sheffield; D Daulton.
RBI: C Johnson 4 (45); M Alou 4 (85); D Daulton (47); B Bonilla (70); G Sheffield (46); D White (11).
2-out RBI: C Johnson 4; M Alou.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 7 for 19.
FIELDING
E: G Sheffield (4).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   5   0   2   0    0   2  .283  .709   19    1   2   
T Ward CF                     4   0   1   0    1   1  .373  .923   27    3   0   
A Martin LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .826    9    0   0   
  E Brown PR-LF               1   2   0   0    1   1  .185  .589    9    0   0   
M Johnson 1B                  4   0   1   0    1   3  .209  .649   29   10   2   
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .288  .806   16    0   2   
J Kendall C                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .296  .830   15    4   0   
  C Sodowsky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  M Smith PH-RF               2   1   2   0    0   0  .275  .818    9    0   0   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .262  .705   11    3   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Allensworth PH            1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .673    8    0   0   
K Polcovich SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .750    3    1   2   
  P Wagner P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    1   0   
  K Osik C                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .707    5    4   0   
E Loaiza P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .404         0   0   
  M Ruebel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Sveum PH-SS               3   0   1   0    1   2  .280  .811   21    0   2   2B
Totals                       38   3  10   2    5  14              185   27  10
BATTING
2B: D Sveum (15, off K Brown).
TB: M Smith 2; D Sveum 2; T Womack 2; K Osik; J Kendall; M Johnson; J Guillen; T Ward.
RBI: J Guillen (43); J Kendall (39).
2-out RBI: J Kendall; J Guillen.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
FIELDING
E: J Randa (12).

PITCHING

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Brown, W (10-8)              7     6   1   1    1   9   0   3.04   29  120-83   50·14·19   14· 2· 3· 0     69    -     0.17   0.06
F Heredia                      2     4   2   2    4   5   0   4.22   14   58-33   15· 9· 9    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   3    5  14   0          43  178-116  65·23·28   17· 3· 4· 0           -  
Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Loaiza, L (8-8)              0     5   4   3    1   0   0   4.66    7   29-16   11· 1· 4    5· 0· 1· 0     25    -     1.19  -0.40
M Ruebel                       3     8   6   6    0   3   1   7.25   19   61-40   24·10· 6    6· 7· 2· 0          3-0    0.42  -0.04
P Wagner                       3     4   1   1    1   1   1   2.70   14   52-32   24· 5· 3    7· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
C Sodowsky                     2     1   1   1    0   2   0   3.86    7   34-18   11· 3· 4    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
J Christiansen                 1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.76    3   13-9     4· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    18  12  11    2   8   2          50  189-115  74·21·19   21·13· 5· 0          3-0 
E Loaiza faced 7 batters in the 1st inning.
Balks: None.
WP: K Brown (6); F Heredia (2); M Ruebel (4).
IBB: None.
HBP: M Ruebel (4; C Counsell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 3:14.
Attendance: 32,594.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 76° F, Wind 12mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D White              CF    1. T Womack             2B 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. T Ward               CF 
3. G Sheffield          RF    3. A Martin             LF 
4. B Bonilla            3B    4. M Johnson            1B 
5. D Daulton            1B    5. J Randa              3B 
6. M Alou               LF    6. J Kendall            C  
7. C Johnson            C     7. J Guillen            RF 
8. C Counsell           2B    8. K Polcovich          SS 
9. K Brown              P     9. E Loaiza             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3  4    8%  70% G Sheffield     E Loaiza        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); White Scores; Renteria to 3B
   t 1   0  0-2  123  2    6%  87% M Alou          E Loaiza        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sheffield Scores; Bonilla Scores/unER; Daulton to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-  2    6%  62% E Renteria      E Loaiza        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); White to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  2    6%  56% D White         E Loaiza        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   t 1   0  0-2  12-  6    5%  80% D Daulton       E Loaiza        Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Sheffield to 3B; Bonilla to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   56%  D White         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-  2   62%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); White to 3B
   R      1-3  4   70%  G Sheffield     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); White Scores; Renteria to 3B
   R      1-3  6   75%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Renteria Scores; Sheffield to 2B
          12-  6   80%  D Daulton       Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Sheffield to 3B; Bonilla to 2B
   RR     123  2   87%  M Alou          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sheffield Scores; Bonilla Scores/unER; Daulton to 2B
          12-  7   90%  C Johnson       Walk; Daulton to 3B; Alou to 2B
                  Matt Ruebel replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  3   87%  C Counsell      Groundout: SS-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak SS-2B); Alou to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      123  4   83%  K Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   80%  D White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Marlins 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   82%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   80%  T Ward          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   82%  A Martin        Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
          1--      82%  M Johnson       E9 on Foul Ball
   O      1--  8   84%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marlins 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Matt Ruebel facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   85%  E Renteria      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   88%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Renteria to 2B
   O      12-  3   87%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Renteria to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   88%  D Daulton       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Renteria Scores
   R      1--  3   92%  M Alou          Double to CF (Line Drive); Bonilla Scores
   RR     -2-  4   96%  C Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Alou Scores
          ---  3   96%  C Counsell      Hit By Pitch
          1--  6   97%  K Brown         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Counsell to 2B
          12-  5   97%  D White         Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Counsell to 3B; Brown to 2B; White to 1B
   O      123  1   96%  E Renteria      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marlins 8, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Kevin Brown facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   97%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   97%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  J Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 8, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 8-0, Matt Ruebel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   97%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   97%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   97%  D Daulton       Foul Flyball: 1B (Short RF Foul)
          1--  3   97%  M Alou          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bonilla to 2B
   RR     12-  5   99%  C Johnson       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bonilla Scores; Alou Scores
   O      -2-  4   99%  C Counsell      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 10, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-10, Kevin Brown facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   99%  K Polcovich     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  Dale Sveum pinch hits for Matt Ruebel batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  D Sveum         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   99%  T Womack        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   99%  T Ward          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 10, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 10-0, Paul Wagner facing 9-1-2
                  Paul Wagner replaces Kevin Polcovich pitching and batting 8th; Dale Sveum moves to SS
          ---  1   99%  K Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   99%  D White         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brown to 2B
          -2-  3   99%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Brown to 3B
   O      1-3  2   99%  G Sheffield     Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      1-3  5   99%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 10, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-10, Kevin Brown facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   99%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  2   99%  M Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   99%  J Randa         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4  100%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 10, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 10-0, Paul Wagner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8  100%  D Daulton       Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---  1  100%  M Alou          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5  100%  C Counsell      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1  100%  K Brown         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 11, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-11, Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5  100%  J Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  P Wagner        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1  100%  D Sveum         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5  100%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 11, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 11-0, Paul Wagner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6  100%  D White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  E Renteria      Flyball: SS-RF (Deep RF Line)
          --- 11  100%  G Sheffield     Walk
                  John Cangelosi pinch runs for Gary Sheffield batting 3rd
   O      1--  4  100%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 11, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-11, Kevin Brown facing 2-3-4
                  John Cangelosi moves to LF; Moises Alou moves to RF
   O      ---  4  100%  T Ward          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4  100%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Martin to 1B
                  Emil Brown pinch runs for Al Martin batting 3rd
          1--  6  100%  M Johnson       Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brown to 3B
   R      1-3  6  100%  J Kendall       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Brown Scores; Randa to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  J Guillen       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 11, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 11-1, Clint Sodowsky facing 5-6-7
                  Clint Sodowsky replaces Jason Kendall pitching and batting 6th; Keith Osik replaces Paul Wagner playing C batting 8th; Emil Brown moves to LF
   O      ---  2  100%  D Daulton       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7  100%  M Alou          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 11, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-11, Kevin Brown facing 8-9-1
                  Alex Arias replaces Bobby Bonilla playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---  3  100%  K Osik          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  D Sveum         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2  100%  T Womack        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  9  100%  T Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 11, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 11-1, Clint Sodowsky facing 8-9-1
          ---  6  100%  C Counsell      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
                  Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Kevin Brown batting 9th
   O      -2-  6  100%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 2B-1B; Counsell to 3B
   RO     --3  3  100%  D White         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Counsell Scores
   O      ---  6  100%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 12, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-12, Felix Heredia facing 3-4-5
                  Felix Heredia replaces Jim Eisenreich pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5  100%  E Brown         Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  M Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  100%  J Randa         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  Mark Smith pinch hits for Clint Sodowsky batting 6th
          1--  3  100%  M Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Brown to 2B
   R      12-  1  100%  J Guillen       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Brown Scores; Smith to 2B
          12-  2  100%  K Osik          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Smith to 3B; Guillen to 2B
   R      123     100%  D Sveum         Wild Pitch; Smith Scores; Guillen to 3B; Osik to 2B
          -23  8  100%  " "             Walk
   O      123  3  100%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marlins 12, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 12-3, Jason Christiansen facing 3-4-5
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Jose Guillen pitching and batting 7th; Mark Smith moves to RF
   O      ---  6  100%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  A Arias         Strikeout Looking
                  Jeff Conine pinch hits for Darren Daulton batting 5th
   O      ---  2  100%  J Conine        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 12, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-12, Felix Heredia facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Conine moves to 1B
          ---  4  100%  T Ward          Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  M Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4  100%  J Randa         Walk; Ward to 2B
          12-  6  100%  M Smith         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Ward to 3B; Randa to 2B
                  Jermaine Allensworth pinch hits for Jason Christiansen batting 7th
   O      123  8  100%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marlins 12, Pirates 3.

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